Here is the error message:
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File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/backend/installbackend_impl/aptd.py", line 63, in get_dbus_bus
bus = dbus.SystemBus()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/_dbus.py", line 194, in __new__
private=private)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/_dbus.py", line 100, in __new__
bus = BusConnection.__new__(subclass, bus_type, mainloop=mainloop)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 122, in __new__
bus = cls._new_for_bus(address_or_type, mainloop=mainloop)
DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
This appears to be a missing dbus system socket. There is nothing that software-center can do about this. I reassign.
Here is the error message: software- center/ softwarecenter/ backend/ installbackend_ impl/aptd. py", line 63, in get_dbus_bus python2. 7/dist- packages/ dbus/_dbus. py", line 194, in __new__ private) python2. 7/dist- packages/ dbus/_dbus. py", line 100, in __new__ __new__ (subclass, bus_type, mainloop=mainloop) python2. 7/dist- packages/ dbus/bus. py", line 122, in __new__ for_bus( address_ or_type, mainloop=mainloop) .DBus.Error. FileNotFound: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/ dbus/system_ bus_socket: No such file or directory
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File "/usr/share/
bus = dbus.SystemBus()
File "/usr/lib/
private=
File "/usr/lib/
bus = BusConnection.
File "/usr/lib/
bus = cls._new_
DBusException: org.freedesktop
This appears to be a missing dbus system socket. There is nothing that software-center can do about this. I reassign.